I went from a D all the way to an A plus, I tell you prayer changes things.

All of a sudden you're like the Bin Laden of America. Osama Bin Laden is the only one who knows what I'm going through.

I like to give people more than their money's worth.

I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.

While the angels sing, I'd ask you to marry me, give you the sun for a diamond ring, if I could do those things.

Deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a Divine Center, a speaking Voice. . . . Life from the Center is a life of unhurried peace and power. It is simple. It is serene. It is amazing. It is radiant.

Once I started singing, I didn't have to try to be cool. I was just one of the coolest guys around.